Dutch Science Talks is an educational project initiated by Nuffic Neso Russia in 2015. We planned this project as the way to introduce Russian students to the current Dutch research and latest findings in the various fields: from neurosciences to music theory and urbanism.

Arnold Tukker is since 1 October 2013 the Professor of Industrial Ecology and Scientific director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) at Leiden University for 70% of his time. He retains a 30% position as senior researcher at TNO, a large Dutch not for profit research organisations. Arnold set up prominent EU projects in the field of sustainable product design (SusProNet) and sustainable consumption and production (SCORE!) and was core member of the 10 Million Euro Dutch Knowledge Network on Sustainable System Innovations.Lecture and discussion were organized together with Peter the Great Polytechnic University in St. Petersburg on the 24 October 2018

Antimicrobial resistance: who should care?

Professor Jaap Wagenaar was trained as veterinarian and completed his PhD study at Utrecht University and the USDA-National Animal Diseases Center, Ames, IA, US. In 1996 he started his research group at the Central Veterinary Institute (now: Wageningen Bioveterinary Research) in Lelystad, the Netherlands, on food safety and in particular on CampylobacterLecture was organized together with the Timiryazev Academy on the 23 October 2018

Arnold Tukker is since 1 October 2013 the Professor of Industrial Ecology and Scientific director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) at Leiden University for 70% of his time. He retains a 30% position as senior researcher at TNO, a large Dutch not for profit research organisations. Arnold set up prominent EU projects in the field of sustainable product design (SusProNet) and sustainable consumption and production (SCORE!) and was core member of the 10 Million Euro Dutch Knowledge Network on Sustainable System Innovations.Lecture and discussion were organized together with Moscow State University Faculty of Economics on the 22 October 2018

Dr. M.Sc. Engineering Marian Stuiver is senior researcher at Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands. She has ample experience in the social sciences and projects in Europe, Latin America and Africa. She has worked on projects covering a wide range of topics e.g. design, sustainability, water, energy and food. Examples are EU integral projects Mermaid, Maspnose, Building with Nature and Knowledge for Climate in collaboration with partners from UK, Denmark, Greece, Italy and Germany.10 October 2018 at the Library for foreign literature

Dr. Nicolaas Schrijver is Professor of Public International Law, Leiden University. Since September 2017 he also serves on the Council of State of the Netherlands, which is the principal legal advisory body of the government and parliament. Previously, he was the Academic Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies as well as a Senator and Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. Currently, Nicolaas Schrijver also serves as the President of the Institut de Droit international, one of the most renowned institutes in the field of international law.4 October 2018 at Sakharov Center

by Rudi Westendorp, former chair of the department of geriatric medicine at the Leiden University Medical Center, professor of geriatric medicine at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at Copenhagen University (Denmark). 30 November 2017 in cooperation with Sechenov University

by Larissa van den Herik, Vice Dean of Leiden Law School and professor of public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. 25 May 2017 in cooperation Sakharov Centre

by Larissa van den Herik, Vice Dean of Leiden Law School and professor of public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. 24 May 2017 in cooperation with the School of Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg

by Janneke Gerards Professor of Fundamental Rights Law at Utrecht University at the Institute for Jurisprudence, Constitutional and Administrative Law. 25 April 2017 in cooperation with Sakharov Centre

by Louise Vet, Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Wageningen University. 2 March 2017 in cooperation with Shukhov Lab, Graduate School of Urbanism Higher School of Economics, National Research University

by Louise Vet, Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Wageningen University. 1 March 2017 in cooperation with the Faculty of Economics of the Moscow State University